Proverbs 31:4

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Kings and leaders should not get drunk or even want to drink.

Cross References

1 Kings 16:9

Zimri commanded half of Elah's chariots, and he made plans to kill Elah. One day, Elah was in Tirzah, getting drunk at the home of Arza, his prime minister,

1 Kings 20:12

Meanwhile, Benhadad and the other kings had been drinking in their tents. But when Ahab's reply came, he ordered his soldiers to prepare to attack Samaria, and they all got ready.

Esther 1:10

By the seventh day, King Xerxes was feeling happy because of so much wine. And he asked his seven personal servants, Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carkas,

Proverbs 20:1

It isn't clever to get drunk! Drinking makes a fool of you and leads to fights.

Proverbs 23:34

You will feel tossed about like someone trying to sleep on a ship in a storm.

Ecclesiastes 10:17

But a nation will prosper when its ruler is mature, and its leaders don't feast too much.

Isaiah 5:22

And you are great at drinking and mixing drinks. But you are in for trouble.

Habakkuk 2:5

Wine is treacherous, and arrogant people are never satisfied. They are no less greedy than death itself— they open their mouths as wide as the world of the dead and swallow everyone.